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Taking Class with Active Rain Guru Sharon Simms and Tami Simms-Powel

Sharon, Tami & Hawaii Randy I attended the Certified Luxury Home Designation Class in Waikiki the last two days. The class is being taught by the mother / daughter team of Active Rain guru Sharon Simms and daughter Tami Simms-Powel. The class was a great investment of time for those of us in the business that look to differentiate themselves from the pack; when focusing on the luxury homes market. The class is made up of about 28 top agents from Hawaii.

A good part if day one has been spent studying demographics and market trends and tactics for the luxury homes market. I found it quite enlightening when we spent time trying to identify characteristics of millionaires, their lifestyle traits and their buying habits.

Day two focused on marketing tactics and strategies when working with high end luxury homes.

Our lunch discussions were quite stimulating. We had a great group attending the class. Everyone was quite open and willing to share with the others.

CLHMS Class - Honolulu I would list some of the wonderful things I learned in the class, but will not steal Sharon and Tami's thunder. I will just say, I had a great time, learned a lot and made some new friends from the neighbor islands.

If you either sell luxury homes or are planning to move your business in that direction, I recommend you attend one of the classes taught by Sharon and Tami.

Next week I will be attending the CRS Sell-a-bration. It will also be at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Monday evening Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman and I we will be hosting the Active Rain gathering. If you will be in town and wish to attend please RSVP to either Sally or I.

Posted by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® on 01/25/2008 07:33 PM

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22 Comments on Taking Class with Active Rain Guru Sharon Simms and Tami Simms-Powel

I'm glad you got to attend the class. Few more days and I'll meet them too....amongst all the others.

01/25/2008 07:47 PM

by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman (RA), e-PRO HAWAII Real Estate & HAWAII Relocation (Century 21 Liberty Homes -Mililani, Hawaii)

Sally - Mondays gathering should be a blast.

01/25/2008 07:52 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

Randy looks like ActiveRain members have far reaching arms in sharing their expertise, even across the great Pacific.

01/25/2008 08:13 PM

by George Souto (McCue Mortgage Co.)

George - Active Rainers are everywhere. Come on over to Hawaii the weather is nice.

01/25/2008 08:18 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

Come on over George! Yeah..once me and Randy get ahold of you....muahhahhaaaa. :)

01/25/2008 08:25 PM

by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman (RA), e-PRO HAWAII Real Estate & HAWAII Relocation (Century 21 Liberty Homes -Mililani, Hawaii)

What a great class. I love luxury homes. It's all I market for, luxury home buyers. Shucks. Why not??

01/25/2008 08:30 PM

by Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Real Estate

Sally - You are too much

Lenn - I am just starting to move more into that arena, so her class was timely for me.

01/25/2008 08:36 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

What fun, and we hope the class was helpful. We've got the Luxury Institute thing, and donno about that. Would really liked to have been there... mostly to meet you and sharon and sally. Was this a CRS class?

best

01/25/2008 08:49 PM

by Gary Bolen (CRS) Lake Tahoe Real Estate Information (Dickson Realty - South Lake Tahoe)

Sounds like a great time was had by all... Sorry we missed it. We could use a little Hawaiian sunshine right about now. :)

01/26/2008 03:42 AM

by Fairbanks Ak Real Estate Broker Jesse Clifton (Jesse & Kathy Clifton, REALTORS 907-699-6024)

Randy~ sounds like a class to attend. All the knowledge to be shared and learn sound like fun. Won't make this trip but maybe next time.

01/26/2008 03:51 AM

by Frank Rubi Louisiana Real Estate-Homes for Sale (Specialized Real Estate Services, Inc.)

Gary - It was a 2-day CRS class, but I already have the CRS designation. I took it strictly for the luxury homes training and designation.

Jesse & Kathy - We not only have the sunshine, but the water is warm also.

Frank - One of the parts I enjoy about these types of classes is the networking with other agents.

01/26/2008 01:34 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

Randy - it was great to have you in class. Tami and I really enjoyed the group - the Aloha spirit was evident from the start. We're looking forward to the Monday night AR gathering you and Sally are hosting.

01/26/2008 01:36 PM

by Sharon Simms St Pete Florida CRS CIPS CLHMS (RE/MAX Metro)

Thanks, Randy. Rub it in. haha

01/27/2008 12:37 AM

by Fairbanks Ak Real Estate Broker Jesse Clifton (Jesse & Kathy Clifton, REALTORS 907-699-6024)

Kathy & Jesse - We are only an airplane flight away.

01/27/2008 12:48 AM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

I met Sharon so I know her...she is a very knowledgeable person in RE and an all around nice person. I do get jealous that she gets to travel more than I:)

01/27/2008 07:54 AM

by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL (RE/MAX Premier Associates)

Neal - She is very knowledgeable. I am looking forward to Monday when we all get together for the gathering.

01/27/2008 03:12 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

Well I'm glad to know that they really ARE working in Hawaii and not on some boondoggle that Rob (Sharon's' son) and I have suspected while here in St. Petersburg handling the teams clients. I hope they remember to bring us back some macadamia nuts and kona coffee ;)

01/28/2008 08:15 AM

by Amy Grashel, SEO, The Simms Team @ RE/MAX Metro

Amy - I will pass the word to them. :)

01/28/2008 11:20 AM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

That would be an interesting class to attend, I would lik to find out that information myself.

01/28/2008 12:54 PM

by Joey Remondino Broker, GRI, E-Pro (StoneHouse Realty Inc)

Joey - I tend to take a few classes a year. I am always looking to improve my business and I enjoy the networking with other top agents.

01/28/2008 03:50 PM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)

Selling luxury homes seems like a great market niche. I don't imagine we have to do any more work with a $10 million dollar home than a $500,000 one. And sometimes dealing with a wealthier client can be an even more enjoyable experience, not to mention the financial reward. Here on Kauai we've got several agencies that excel at the high end luxury homes. When i see some of those agent double end 12 million dollar listings it think, hmmm, maybe I ought to start farming that niche.

02/05/2008 12:07 AM

by Ronnie Margolis, Kauai Realtor®, ABR, RA - On Top of the Aloha Beat (Century 21 All Islands)

Ronnie - It is a lot harder to earn your way into that niche' than in condos and median priced homes.

02/05/2008 12:10 AM

by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTOR® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)